A South Carolina man is accused of shooting his teenage cousin over a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips. The Post and Courier reports Ryan Dean Langdale, 19, of Colleton County, is charged with attempted murder, using a firearm in a violent crime and obstructing justice. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Langdale's home on Sept. 29 for what he initially called an accidental shooting. He told deputies his cousin shot himself while cleaning a hunting rifle. The victim confirmed this story before being rushed into life-saving surgery. However, investigators found the account did not match the evidence. “We knew from the beginning that something wasn’t right,” sheriff’s Maj. J.W. Chapman said. “The more we looked into it, the more it seemed odd.”The bullet's pathway through the victim's chest didn't align with a self-inflicted shooting, Chapman said. When the victim awoke in the hospital a week after the incident, he told investigators a salt and vinegar potato chip dispute was the cause for the shooting.“Do not touch my chips, or I’ll shoot you,” Langdale said, according to the victim’s account.The victim said, the next thing he knew, the rifle went off. Langdale allegedly urged the victim not to tell deputies what really happened. The victim insisted he did not eat the chips. Langdale surrendered Wednesday morning, and a judge later set his bail at $55,000.

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. —

A South Carolina man is accused of shooting his teenage cousin over a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips.

The Post and Courier reports Ryan Dean Langdale, 19, of Colleton County, is charged with attempted murder, using a firearm in a violent crime and obstructing justice.

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The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Langdale's home on Sept. 29 for what he initially called an accidental shooting.

He told deputies his cousin shot himself while cleaning a hunting rifle. The victim confirmed this story before being rushed into life-saving surgery.

However, investigators found the account did not match the evidence.

“We knew from the beginning that something wasn’t right,” sheriff’s Maj. J.W. Chapman said. “The more we looked into it, the more it seemed odd.”

The bullet's pathway through the victim's chest didn't align with a self-inflicted shooting, Chapman said. When the victim awoke in the hospital a week after the incident, he told investigators a salt and vinegar potato chip dispute was the cause for the shooting.

“Do not touch my chips, or I’ll shoot you,” Langdale said, according to the victim’s account.

The victim said, the next thing he knew, the rifle went off.

Langdale allegedly urged the victim not to tell deputies what really happened. The victim insisted he did not eat the chips.

Langdale surrendered Wednesday morning, and a judge later set his bail at $55,000.